The birthday of the radio!

May 7 entered the history of world science and technology as the birthday of the radio!

On this day in 1895, at a meeting of the Russian Physicochemical Society, Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov made a report and a demonstration of the world's first radio receiver, having carried out the first radio communication session. Therefore, today this date is a holiday for workers in all sectors of communications.

On May 7, 1945, the 50th anniversary of the invention of radio was widely celebrated in the USSR. In this regard, the government decided to consider this date an annual Radio Day, which was later approved by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 1, 1980 No. 3018-X "On Holidays and Memorials."

Today Radio Day, a holiday for workers in all sectors of communications, is celebrated not only in Russia. In the post-Soviet space, it continues to be celebrated on May 7 also in Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

It seems that most recently, Russian Popov and Italian Marconi tried to convert electromagnetic waves into human speech, and less than a century ago, detector receivers with headphones were perceived as a miracle. But today, radio, television, mobile communications have become natural attributes of our lives.

The modern information boom is the result of the work of many generations of scientists, engineers, technicians - all those whom fate has connected with the communications industry. Therefore, Radio Day can be safely called a professional holiday for television, radio broadcasting workers, mailers, signalmen, short-wave radio enthusiasts. All who promptly inform us of the most important events taking place in the country and the world are united by radio waves of human affairs, thoughts and souls.

The StekloSouz Association of Russia congratulates all colleagues on Radio Day! Let every day be full of good news, interesting facts and wonderful music.